The US Federal Reserve recently cut its key interest rate by 0.25%, signaling two more cuts this year to support its slowing labor market. This move impacts India by influencing capital flows, currency value, borrowing costs, and inflation. While lower global rates can boost growth and investment, India faces risks like currency volatility, imported inflation, and banking sector stress. A balanced approach with monetary policy, fiscal prudence, and structural reforms is essential to leverage opportunities while safeguarding economic stability.
Click to View MoreIndia’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) slipped to a three-month low of 4% in September 2025, reflecting slow growth in mining, primary goods, and consumer non-durables sectors. While consumer durables and manufacturing saw improvement due to GST reforms and festival demand, the overall industrial activity in the first half of FY 2025-26 was the slowest in five years. Government measures like GST rate cuts, PLI schemes, MSME credit support, and infrastructure development aim to revive growth. A holistic approach involving investment promotion, modernization, skill development, and policy stability is critical to sustain industrial growth and boost economic resilience.
Click to View MoreIndia’s public debt, currently around 57% of GDP, has been rising due to persistent fiscal deficits, growing welfare and infrastructure spending, and higher interest costs. High debt limits fiscal flexibility, increases taxpayer burden, and can slow economic growth. The government is addressing this through fiscal consolidation, tax reforms, optimized expenditure, and debt management strategies, aiming for a sustainable debt-to-GDP ratio of 50% by FY31 while supporting economic growth.
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NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) launched the 'WE Rise Initiative,' marking a powerful push for women's economic empowerment. Designed around the 'Three Ps'—Patronage, Partnership, and Practice—this digital platform provides customized mentorship and financial linkage to high-potential women-led enterprises.
Click to View MoreThe Biotech sector in India is experiencing rapid growth, fueled by innovation, government initiatives, and international demand. However, challenges such as funding shortages, fragmented infrastructure, and outdated regulations impede its full potential. To become a global leader, India must streamline biotech clusters, attract late-stage investment, update regulations, and develop skilled talent for sustainable, innovation-driven growth.
Click to View MoreThe 2025 Economics Nobel honored Joel Mokyr for showing sustained growth needs a constant feedback loop between theoretical and practical knowledge, mass skilling, and societal openness. Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt formalized Creative Destruction, demonstrating that temporary monopoly power fuels competitive, cyclical innovation and progress.
Click to View MoreTrickle-down economics is a theory that suggests benefits given to the rich and businesses—like tax cuts and incentives—will eventually reach the poor through job creation and economic growth. In India, this approach gained importance after the 1991 liberalization, leading to higher GDP but also rising inequality. While economic reforms boosted investment and infrastructure, wealth concentration limited its impact on lower-income groups. To ensure balanced growth, India now focuses on combining market-driven policies with welfare and inclusion measures such as MGNREGA, PM-KISAN, and digital empowerment initiatives.
Click to View MoreNITI Aayog’s AI roadmap promotes an “AI for All” vision to drive inclusive growth in healthcare, agriculture, and education. It advances Responsible AI principles, supports innovation through the AIRAWAT platform, strengthens skills and data ecosystems, and positions India as a global leader in ethical, development-driven AI aligned with “Make in India.”
Click to View MoreIndia's unemployment rate has dropped to 2%, the lowest among G20 nations, indicating the effectiveness of government schemes and economic growth in creating employment opportunities.
Click to View MoreThe GST Compensation Cess is an additional tax levied on specific goods and services to compensate states for revenue losses incurred due to the implementation of GST. It was introduced because GST is a consumption-based tax, causing manufacturing states to lose revenue. Initially for five years, its collection has been extended to March 31, 2026.
Click to View MoreThe Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is a strategic economic plan aiming to transform India into a global manufacturing hub. It encourages large-scale investment, boosts exports, and creates jobs. Despite facing implementation challenges, its sectoral approach and performance-based design are crucial for its potential success.
Click to View MoreGST transformed the indirect tax system, boosting revenue and formalizing the economy, but challenges like the exclusion of petroleum products, a complex rate structure, and delays in dispute resolution require reforms like phased inclusion of excluded sectors and deeper digital integration to achieve the "One Nation, One Tax" ideal and fuel economic growth.
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